Lot #: 51
Price Realized: $1,782.50
($1,550 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Rare Diminutive Multi-Glazed Redware Jar, attributed to S. Bell & Son, Strasburg, VA, circa 1890, ovoid jar with narrow base and rounded rim, decorated with heavy splashes of green and brown over a cream-colored slip. Surface covered in a clear lead glaze. Highly unusual small size. Provenance: Descended in the family of Betty Cooley, wife of Strasburg, VA potter, Richard Franklin "Polk" Bell. Stained crazing to exterior surface, not visible on interior. Some exfoliation to exterior, mostly near base. 3 1/2" and 2" hairlines from rim. A few glaze lines from rim, visible on exterior only. H 5" ; Diameter 4 3/4".
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